Where does “nonna” come from?
nonna (Italian) comes from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
nonna (Italian): grandmother, granny
Ancestry of “nonna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nonna | nun |
| 2 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |
Words derived from “nonna”